ADVANCED ROBOTICS IN CONSTRUCTION: APPLICATIONS IN PREFABRICATION AND MODULAR BUILDING TECHNIQUES

Abstract

High level robotics has also become an important element in the prefabrication and modular construction. It offers the solutions to the old issues of productivity, quality, safety, and sustainability. This paper evaluated the feasibility and impacts of robotic technology in critical stages of the modular assembly, including production of components, assembly, transportation and construction on site. The findings demonstrate that prefabricated elements are much more precise in terms of size, less time consuming to construct, and more predictable with the help of robotic automation as compared to using the traditional methods. Quantitative outcomes are that the intensity of labor, material waste and operational errors have decreased whereas the qualitative outcomes are that the safety and reliability of workflow has increased as well. Robotics combined with such digital construction platforms as BIM and real-time monitoring technologies can further enhance the coordination and optimization of the process. Along economic analysis, the long-term benefits outweigh the expenditures on investments made at the initial stage because of improved efficiency and reduced life cycle costs. In general, the analysis demonstrates that the field of advanced robotics is significant to make the modular construction scalable, high quality, and sustainable. This renders it a critical technology to the future of industrialized building systems.